Scientist Nalini Nadkarni explores the world of the forest canopy — and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships. She’s working to inspire the next generation of women scientists:

The wonderful Nellie McKay sings “Mother of Pearl” (with the immortal first line “Feminists don’t have a sense of humor”) and “If I Had You” from her sparkling set at TED2008:

]]>http://blog.ted.com/2009/03/08/4_great_talks_f/feed/3emilytedTheremin-in-a-mughttp://blog.ted.com/2009/01/08/theremininamug/
http://blog.ted.com/2009/01/08/theremininamug/#commentsThu, 08 Jan 2009 10:27:03 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2009/01/theremininamug/]]>Steep yourself in the delightful tones of this homebrew theremin, built with a mug of tea:

It seems to be a nearly serendipitous merger of TEDTalks by thereminist Pamelia Kurstin and Wii hacker Johnny Lee. Has anyone seen other hybridized Ideas Worth Spreading (coincidental or not)? Leave us a comment.

]]>http://blog.ted.com/2008/11/29/wii_remote_ther/feed/5matthewtoastTheremin, the untouchable music: Pamelia Kurstin on TED.comhttp://blog.ted.com/2008/02/13/pamelia_kurstin/
http://blog.ted.com/2008/02/13/pamelia_kurstin/#commentsWed, 13 Feb 2008 06:00:00 +0000http://blog-staging.ted.com/2008/02/pamelia_kurstin/[…]]]>While a few brave souls have sought to master the theremin since its “Good Vibrations” heyday, none have done so with more sly effervescence than Pamelia Kurstin. Far from being a quirky curiosity, though, Kurstin is a sensitive, emotional stylist capable of coaxing sublime melodic content out of an instrument usually doomed to B-movie sci-fi soundtracks. (And her walking bass imitation is pretty cool too.) (Recorded February 2002 in Monterey, California. Duration: 19:11.)